Remote Control's and Cable Switches
Ta,
Dan
(Not that I'm after one, I've got the Pentax one nestled away in my K10D grip )
(Not that I'm after one, I've got the Pentax one nestled away in my K10D grip )
I've got a Pentax one too, but at £8 it might be worth buying a couple.
It would increase the chances of finding one to hand...
I mean, of course, having a backup...
At less than half the price for the Pentax version, it seems a good deal.
Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
Other Glass: Sigma 105 macro, Sigma-A APO 75-300
Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T
We do have some of the Pentax Version ones in as well. They have been very popular and we always sell out quickly.
To quote Pete "features a trigger lock for doing bulb photography (long exposures) if your camera has a B setting".
That's the cable release, I asked about the (wireless) remote.
Also the links don't work now, they seem to have changed the product codes.
Dan
The wireless remotes don't support Bulb photography.
Thanks
Dan
Maybe ill invest in one of these.
We have tested these in the PU office and they do exactly the same job as the Pentax versions.
The wireless remotes don't support Bulb photography.
Well thank goodness I've been a bit busy these last couple of days. I was on the point of ordering two (one for me, and one as a present), but I didn't quite get round to it.
I would not have been a happy customer. Thanks for clarifying, anyway.
I can see why the infra-red ones get lost
Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
Other Glass: Sigma 105 macro, Sigma-A APO 75-300
Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T
We have tested these in the PU office and they do exactly the same job as the Pentax versions.
The wireless remotes don't support Bulb photography.
Despite this thread, I note the following from the Pentax User Newsletter received today:
"We now have in stock a cheaper alternative to the Pentax Remote Controls and Cable Switches. We have tested these in the PU office and they do the same job as the Pentax versions."
Clearly the wireless one does not do the same job.
This is shoddy, in my view. It is now a week after the discussion that established that the wireless remote doesn't do bulb, and the only difference in the text is a weaselly change, removing the word "exactly".
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17 years
Worksop
We now have in stock a cheaper alternative to the Pentax Remote Controls and Cable Switches. We have tested these in the PU office and they do exactly the same job as the Pentax versions. They are for sale for £9 each (£8 to PU members) and postage is included in that price for delivery to the UK. Check them out here:
Cable Switch
Remote Control